Example sentences of "free as [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Martin Fierro 's aim in life was to sleep on a bed of clover , look up at the stars , and live as free as a bird in the sky . |
| 2 | The stone flew in the air across the surface of the water , skimming as free as a bird but only because it bounced on that surface every now and then and refused to sink at the first contact . |
| 3 | And here you are free as a bird , for once , provided you come back to your cage in time . |
| 4 | As free as a bird . ’ |
| 5 | In spite of the fact that he was ‘ as free as a bird ’ , it was possible that he regretted what had happened . |
| 6 | ‘ With this Glendower rampaging round Wales as free as a bird , and threatening Ruthyn every time Lord Grey turns his back ? |
| 7 | As free as a bird . |
| 8 | Tremendously exhilarating , soaring above the countryside , free as a bird — ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Just hanging there from one of the beams , swaying as free as a leaf in the wind . |
| 10 | Yet she , thought Vi , was as free as the air , with no home to worry about , no children to rear on a pittance as Mam had done . |
| 11 | My lines and life are free , free as the road … . |
| 12 | They were to give their advice free as the Government would pay for the work . |
| 13 | What you call a free soul , that 's me ; free as the wind . ’ |